Vocab and Lit Terms (9/5/18)

Question 1

abhorrent

Answer 1

inspiring disgust and loathing, repugnant

Question 2

allusive

Answer 2

containing or charatcterized by indirect references, abounding in allusions

Question 3

adage

Answer 3

a saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience, often couched in metaphorical language

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apostrophe

Answer 4

a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent person, an object, or an abstraction

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conceit

Answer 5

a startling or unusual metaphor or one developed over several lines

Question 6

colloquialism

Answer 6

wording that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary conversation, use of familiar words or phrases

Question 7

foil

Answer 7

character whose traits are in contrast to the principal character, highlights the traits of the protagonist

Question 8

insipid

Answer 8

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities

Question 9

Pensive

Answer 9

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

Question 10

terse

Answer 10

sparing in the use of words, abrupt

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Verisimilitude

Answer 11

the appearance or semblance of truth, the quality of being real.

Question 12

Antihero

Answer 12

a protagonist who carries the action but does not embody the classic characteristics of a hero

Question 13

Austere

Answer 13

Simple and without ornament, severe in manner/appearance, rigorously self disciplined

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Benevolent

Answer 14

characterized by expressing good will or kindly feelings

Question 15

Caricature

Answer 15

a grotesque likeness of striking characteristics in persons or things, exaggerated traits

Question 16

Dynamic character

Answer 16

one who undergoes change in response to events in the story

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insular

Answer 17

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or people’s outside one’s own experience

Question 18

misanthropic

Answer 18

disliking humankind and avoiding human society

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pedantic

Answer 19

overly concerned with minute details/formalisms, especially in teaching, ostentatious in one’s learning.

Question 20

round character

Answer 20

one who is fully developed with many traits

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static character

Answer 21

a minor character who tends to remain unchanged through the story

Question 22

vehement

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showing strong feeling, forceful, passionate, or intense

Question 23

aphorism

Answer 23

terse statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle

Question 24

epithet

Answer 24

adjective or phrase used to define a characteristic quality or attribute of some person or thing.

Question 25

oxymoron

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groups two apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox

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paradox

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statement that appears self contradictory or oppose to common sense but on closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity

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hyperbole

Answer 27

deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

Question 28

reverent

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feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

Question 29

Nostalgic

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a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past,

Question 30

conciliatory

Answer 30

intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Question 31

effusive

Answer 31

expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Question 32

contemptuous

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showing contempt; scornful.

Question 33

unscrupulous

Answer 33

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

Question 34

euphemism

Answer 34

more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

Question 35

litotes

Answer 35

a form of understatement in which a statement is affirmed by negating its opposite